Cladistic analysis of the Briza complex (Poaceae, Poeae)

The Briza complex comprises 23 species from South America, Mesoamerica and Europe. They constitute a monophyletic group because of the tendency of the spikelets to be dorsiventrally compressed. A cladistic analysis of the complex was performed using 32 characters from morphology. The terminal taxa w...

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Published in:Cladistics 1998-09, Vol.14 (3), p.287-296
Main Author: Bayon, N.D
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The Briza complex comprises 23 species from South America, Mesoamerica and Europe. They constitute a monophyletic group because of the tendency of the spikelets to be dorsiventrally compressed. A cladistic analysis of the complex was performed using 32 characters from morphology. The terminal taxa were the species of the genera Briza, Calotheca, Microbriza, Poidium and Rhomboelytrum. Dactylis and Arrhenatherum were chosen to root the cladograms. Results of the cladistic analysis of the complex provide support for the ideas of Nicora and Rugolo (1981, Darwiniana 23(1), 279–309): Briza, Calotheca, Microbriza, Poidium and Rhomboelytrum are supported as monophyletic groups. Within Briza, only the Chascolytrum group appears monophyletic, while the Briza and Uniolae groups are paraphyletic. Poidium ambiguum, sometimes placed in Poa, is considered here as Poidium.
ISSN:0748-3007
1096-0031
DOI:10.1111/j.1096-0031.1998.tb00339.x